''Gjuha Shqipe'' is a scientific magazine published by the
Albanological Institute. It focuses on topics related to the
Albanian language
Albanian ( endonym: or ) is an Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is spoken by the Albanians in the Balkans and by the Albanian diaspora, which is generally concentrated in the Americas, Europ ...
, its purification, spread, and development, and possible changes on its standard form.
Albanological Institute - Publishing Activity
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The magazine started in 1982. The necessity for a such magazine came due to difficulties that the linguistic situation in Kosovo
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, North Macedonia
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, and other Albanian
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**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
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**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
inhabited areas inside Yugoslavia
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. The Albanological Institute in Prishtina called a symposium
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to deal with the Albanian language issues raised so far, in December 1980. One of the outcomes of the symposium was the decision to create a magazine which would constantly visit the topics discussed. The magazine was named ''Gjuha Shqipe'' (The Albanian Language), similarly to the one which was recently coming out in Tirana
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, named ''Gjuha Jonë
''Gjuha Jonë'' (Our Language) is a magazine published in Tirana, Albania, focusing on the standard and literary Albanian language. It is published by the Centre of Albanological Studies. Its main functions consist of enlarging the functionality ...
'' (Our Language), published back than by the Institute of Linguistics ad Literature ( sq, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe Letërsisë).Albania
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, in Arbereshe communities, and elsewhere, being a major characteristic of the magazine. Out of 278 contributors names, 108 are from Albania. This because of the same standard and literary issues that the Albanian language faced and still does in general, and the editorial's goal of keeping the newspaper open to all and not local.
Editors in chief
* Idriz Ajeti
Idriz Ajeti (26 June 1917 – 13 February 2019) was an Albanologist from Kosovo and one of the main researchers and authorities on the Albanian language studies of post World War II. He was involved for a long period in the academic life of the ...
1982–1986
* Shaqir Berani 1987–1988
* Qemal Murati 1989–1990
* Ragip Mulaku 1997-2004
* Qemal Murati 2005-
See also
* University of Prishtina
* '' Gjurmime Albanologjike''
* ''Studime Filologjike
''Studime Filologjike'' ("Philological Studies") is a scientific magazine on Albanian language and literature, published by the Centre of Albanological Studies. It publishes linguistics studies, literary historical studies, old texts, resumes of ...
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References
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1982 establishments in Kosovo
Magazines published in Kosovo
Albanian-language magazines
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Magazines established in 1982
Mass media in Pristina